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Ananda, the Unsung Hero of the Sasanaby Jeyatilak, The Buddhist Channel, 17 Aug 2026Sakhon Nakhon, Thailand -- Is Ananda the unsung hero of the sāsana, the Buddha’s dispensation? To pose the question is to enter a thicket of early Buddhist piety, Vinaya protocol, and doctrinal hierarchy. In the Theravada lexicon, bodhisatta is reserved for the Buddha before his awakening, and for the future Buddha Maitreya. Ananda is never accorded that title in the canonical texts. more…
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Enlightened Eastern Sage, Tragic Western Heroby Kooi F Lim, The Buddhist Channel, 2 Aug 2026Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia -- The teenager stood nervously at the microphone, clutching his phone like a talisman. Before him stood Elon Musk, the man who rewired the automobile, who flings cars into orbit, who dreams of Martian cities. The boy asked the question millions have asked: What should I study to become like you? more…
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The Roots of Lamrim: Did They Originate in Suvarnadvipa (Sumatra)?by Yoshida Hendrawan, The Buddhist Channel, 5 July 2026Kawagoe, Japan -- The question of whether the roots of the lamrim (graded path) tradition were planted in Suvarnadvipa (current day Sumatra, Indonesia), specifically in the ancient Buddhist center of Muara Jambi during the Srivijaya era, is a fascinating historical hypothesis. As a researcher investigating the life of Atiśa Dīpaṃkara Śrījñāna, the great 11th-century Buddhist master, I have examined the available evidence to assess the plausibility of this claim. more…
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Can We Ordain a Monk Robot?By Kooi F. Lim, Op-Ed - The Buddhist Channel, 10 May 2026Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia -- In the ordinary Buddhist sense, no. That is the short answer. But the question - “Is it possible to ordain a ‘monk robot’ or even an 'AI'?” - deserves more than a dismissal. It is a mirror held up to our tradition, asking us to clarify what ordination actually means. more…
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Use NORBU AI Mindfully (“Sati”-sfied Your Usage)Op-Ed, The Buddhist Channel, 28 Feb 2026Dear Friends in The Dharma, In the past days, I have found myself returning to a piece of news that sits heavily in my mind, like a stone dropped into still water. It concerns a recent announcement from the United States Department of War regarding their intent to deploy artificial intelligence for mass surveillance and, most disturbingly, to create weapons of mass destruction that would operate without direct human input. more…
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